[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24106-24107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11494]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5820-5]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public advisory csic printing, metal finishing, 
and computers and electronics sector subcommittee open meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Printing, Computers and 
Electronics, and Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittees of the Common 
Sense Initiative Council will meet on the dates and times described 
below. All meetings are open to the public. Seating at all three 
meetings will be on a first-come basis and limited time will be 
provided for public comment. For further information concerning 
specific meetings, please contact the individuals listed with the three 
announcements below.

(1) Printing Sector Subcommittee--May 20 and 21, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Printing Sector Subcommittee on 
Tuesday, May 20, 1997, from 1 p.m. EDT until 5 p.m. EDT and on 
Wednesday, May 21, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. EDT until noon EDT. The Multi-
media Flexible Permitting Team and the New York City Education Project 
Team will hold workgroup meetings from 10 a.m. EDT to Noon EDT on 
Tuesday, May 20, 1997. If the Subcommittee members determine it is 
necessary for either or both of the teams to meet again following the 
subcommittee meeting, those workgroup meetings will take place on May 
21, 1997, from approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The 
Subcommittee and Multi-Media Flexible Permit Project Workgroup Meetings 
will be held at the Helen Dwight Reid Education Foundation, 1319 
Eighteenth Street, NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number is (202) 
296-6267. The New York City Education Project Team (NYCEPT) will meet 
in room 208 of the Canterbury Hotel, 1733 N Street, NW., Washington, 
DC. The telephone number is 202-393-3000.
    The purpose of the Subcommittee meeting is to discuss the continued 
progress of the two project teams. The NYCEPT will be reporting on 
project developments in technical assistance and community involvement. 
The Multi-media Flexible Permit Project Team will be reporting on the 
results of exploring major sources, public participation, and 
thresholds for the proposed permit.
    For further information concerning this Printing Sector 
Subcommittee meeting, please contact either Frank Finamore, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), at EPA, by telephone on (202) 564-7039, or Mick 
Kulik, Alternate DFO, at EPA Region 3 in Philadelphia, PA on (215) 566-
5337.

(2) Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee--June 2 and 3, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee on 
Monday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at the Washington Marriott 
Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel is located at 
the corner of 22nd and M Streets, NW. The telephone number is 202-872-
1500. The Subcommittee will meet both days from approximately 9 a.m. 
EDT to approximately 4 p.m. EDT.
    It is anticipated that most of the Subcommittee meeting will focus 
on the Metal Finishing Sector's Strategic Goals Initiative. During this 
time, there will likely be breakout sessions for different stakeholder 
groups to discuss the Sector's Strategic Goals. It is further 
anticipated that there will be breakout sessions during these two days 
to allow workgroups to discuss ongoing Research and Technology, 
Regulatory and Reporting, and Performance Tier-Oriented projects. A 
formal agenda will be available after May 12, 1997.
    For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of the 
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee, please contact Bob Benson, DFO, at 
EPA by telephone on (202) 260-8668 in Washington, DC, by fax on (202) 
260-8662, or by e-mail at [email protected].

(3) Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee--June 4 and 5, 
1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Computers and Electronics Sector 
Subcommittee on Wednesday, June 4, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. EDT until 5 
p.m. EDT and on Thursday, June 5, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. EDT to 3 p.m. 
EDT, at the DuPont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, 
DC 20036.
    Both days, June 4 and 5, will be devoted partly to breakout 
sessions for the three subcommittee workgroups (Reporting and 
Information Access; Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention, 
Product Stewardship, and Recycling; and Integrated and Sustainable 
Alternative Strategies for Electronics) and partly to plenary sessions. 
Over the course of the two days, the Subcommittee will be discussing 
management of consumer electronics product recycling and recovery; 
alternative strategies for environmental protection in the computers 
and electronics industry, regulatory barriers to cathode ray tube (CRT) 
recycling; barriers to closed-loop water recycling in the electronics 
industry; and CURE--a new streamlined, consolidated, electronic 
reporting system. Opportunity for public comment on major issues under 
discussion will be provided at intervals throughout the meeting.
    For further information concerning this meeting of the Common Sense 
Initiative's Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee, please 
contact John J. Bowser, Acting DFO, U.S. EPA on (202) 260-1771, by fax 
on (202) 260-1096, by e-mail at [email protected]., or by 
mail at U.S. EPA (MC 7405), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460; 
Mark Mahoney, U.S. EPA Region 1 on (617) 565-1155; or David Jones, 
Region 9, U.S. EPA on (415) 744-2266.

Inspection of Subcommittee Documents:

    Documents relating to the above Sector Subcommittee announcements, 
will be publicly available at the meeting. Thereafter, these documents, 
together with the official minutes for the meetings, will be available 
for public inspection in room 2821M of EPA Headquarters, Common Sense 
Initiative Staff, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone 
number 202-260-7417. Common Sense Initiative information can be 
accessed electronically through contacting Daria Willis at 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 28, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-11494 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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